diff --git a/src/components/themes/appletv/theme.css b/src/components/themes/appletv/theme.css
index 5d475cea68..ff34435b78 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/appletv/theme.css
+++ b/src/components/themes/appletv/theme.css
@@ -423,13 +423,6 @@ html {
     color: #fff
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), to(#E4E2DC));
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #E4E2DC);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #E4E2DC);
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #E4E2DC)
-}
-
 .infoBanner {
     color: #000;
     background: #fff3a5;
diff --git a/src/components/themes/blueradiance/theme.css b/src/components/themes/blueradiance/theme.css
index 1aac0583b9..e0b5c01f00 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/blueradiance/theme.css
+++ b/src/components/themes/blueradiance/theme.css
@@ -408,13 +408,6 @@ html {
     color: #fff
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), to(#181818));
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #181818);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #181818);
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #181818)
-}
-
 .infoBanner {
     color: #ddd;
     background: #111;
diff --git a/src/components/themes/dark/theme.css b/src/components/themes/dark/theme.css
index e5f0e5a40e..4694771a54 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/dark/theme.css
+++ b/src/components/themes/dark/theme.css
@@ -385,13 +385,6 @@ html {
     color: #fff
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), to(#101010));
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #101010);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #101010);
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #101010)
-}
-
 .infoBanner {
     color: #ddd;
     background: #111;
diff --git a/src/components/themes/emby/theme.css b/src/components/themes/emby/theme.css
index d4ca52baaf..fa17998479 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/emby/theme.css
+++ b/src/components/themes/emby/theme.css
@@ -385,13 +385,6 @@ html {
     color: #fff
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), to(#1a1a1a));
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #1a1a1a);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #1a1a1a);
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #1a1a1a)
-}
-
 .infoBanner {
     color: #ddd;
     background: #111;
diff --git a/src/components/themes/light/theme.css b/src/components/themes/light/theme.css
index 8cbe886650..8db245894c 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/light/theme.css
+++ b/src/components/themes/light/theme.css
@@ -404,13 +404,6 @@ html {
     color: #fff
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), to(#f2f2f2));
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #f2f2f2);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #f2f2f2);
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #f2f2f2)
-}
-
 .infoBanner {
     color: #000;
     background: #fff3a5;
diff --git a/src/components/themes/purple-haze/theme.css b/src/components/themes/purple-haze/theme.css
index 398ad00af6..f45f94ee8d 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/purple-haze/theme.css
+++ b/src/components/themes/purple-haze/theme.css
@@ -501,13 +501,6 @@ a[data-role=button] {
     color: #fff
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), to(#181818));
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #181818);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #181818);
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #181818)
-}
-
 .infoBanner {
     color: #0e0f2d;
     background: #dbe6ff;
diff --git a/src/components/themes/wmc/theme.css b/src/components/themes/wmc/theme.css
index e6404d3620..2b430a9221 100644
--- a/src/components/themes/wmc/theme.css
+++ b/src/components/themes/wmc/theme.css
@@ -407,13 +407,6 @@ html {
     color: #fff
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), to(#115E9E));
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #115E9E);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #115E9E);
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #115E9E)
-}
-
 .infoBanner {
     color: #000;
     background: #fff3a5;
diff --git a/src/css/librarybrowser.css b/src/css/librarybrowser.css
index e6ad6e12a0..0b8311bcd7 100644
--- a/src/css/librarybrowser.css
+++ b/src/css/librarybrowser.css
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@
 .itemBackdrop {
     -webkit-background-size: cover;
     background-size: cover;
-    background-position: center center;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: center;
     height: 50vh;
     position: relative
 }
@@ -441,14 +441,6 @@
     right: 0
 }
 
-.itemBackdropFader {
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: -1px;
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    height: 15vh
-}
-
 .desktopMiscInfoContainer {
     position: absolute;
     bottom: .75em
diff --git a/src/itemdetails.html b/src/itemdetails.html
index ab5a1cde97..48c437aeda 100644
--- a/src/itemdetails.html
+++ b/src/itemdetails.html
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <div id="itemDetailPage" data-role="page" class="page libraryPage itemDetailPage noSecondaryNavPage selfBackdropPage" data-backbutton="true">
 
     <div id="itemBackdrop" class="itemBackdrop noBackdrop">
-        <div class="itemBackdropFader">
-        </div>
-        <button is="emby-button" type="button" class="btnPlay detailFloatingButton hide fab autoSize"
-            title="${ButtonPlay}" data-mode="resume"><i class="md-icon">play_arrow</i></button>
+        <button is="emby-button" type="button" class="btnPlay detailFloatingButton hide fab autoSize" title="${ButtonPlay}" data-mode="resume">
+            <i class="md-icon">play_arrow</i>
+        </button>
     </div>
 
     <div class="detailLogo"></div>